Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, PC, QC, DCL, MP (1819-1885)
George Richmond RA (Brompton 1809 – London 1896)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gilt, Paper
Measurements
16.75 x 13.50 in
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Killerton, Devon
NT 921882
Summary
Drawing, Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, PC, QC, DCL, MP (1819-1885) by George Richmond (1809-1896). Elected MP for Belfast. Appointments include Solicitor General and Lord Chancellor. He was the son of William Cairns and married Mary Harrriet MacNeile. From a set of portrait drawings of members of the Grillion Club, London. No.21.
Provenance
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland 10th was one of the founder members of the Grillion Club and had a full set of the drawings
Makers and roles
George Richmond RA (Brompton 1809 – London 1896), artist